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Chapter 103 Alba's Problem
Many players did not listen to Rangnick's last words.

They know that no matter how the team's tactical system changes, they will definitely appear in the starting list!

After all, in Barcelona's current weak lineup, the strength of substitute players in many positions cannot pose a threat to the main force at all.

The main players don't have to worry at all, their position in the team will be replaced by others.

Their fearless mentality was fully demonstrated in the training.

"Hey Jordi, I've said it so many times! Can you go back to your defensive zone and start resting?"

In the team training match, Alba's sloppy performance made Rangnick a little annoyed.

As a full-back on the strong offensive side, Alba's position stands very high.

Every time he plugs in to assist his teammates to complete the attack, he is always used to standing still and resting.

In Rangnick's view, this is a very bad habit.

Because at the moment of the transfer of the ball, the defensive area belonging to Alba is not within his control at all.

Once the ball passes through the midfield quickly under the pass of the opponent, the space behind him can be easily exploited.

If this situation only occurs once or twice, the crisis can be resolved through Menino's replacement.

But if Alba loses his position frequently during the game, the team's defense will definitely have problems.

After all, Menino also has his own defensive area, and filling is always just a stopgap strategy.

"I see, Mr. Rangnick!"

Alba's answer was a little casual, and his eyes never stayed on Rangnick during the whole process.

Seeing Alba's reaction, Rangnick frowned and looked sad.

Because he knew that Alba didn't take his words to heart at all.

In the previous 4-3-3 tactical system, because there are two central midfielders as the front barrier, Busquets can safely and boldly fill in for Alba.

This also caused Alba to like to insert frequently, but did not pay attention to the protection of the area behind him.

Rangnick understands this exactly, so when teaching the new tactical system, he specifically emphasized the importance of defense to Alba.

However, after earnest persuasion over and over again, it seems that it has no effect.

Alba, who relies on his great achievements, still does his own thing.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Rangnick was very anxious!
In the new parallel 4-4-2 tactical system, Menino is the last line of defense in the midfield.

If he frequently fills in for Alba, the midfielder will be easily penetrated!
Alba's position is a big problem!
This problem must be solved!

"Hey, Baldr, you go!"

It didn't take long for Rangnick to come up with a solution, and he directly replaced Alba with Balder.

Previously, he considered that Barcelona's lineup was slightly aging, so he brought up a group of young talents from the second team to train with the first team.

Balder, 18, is one of them!
As a Spanish left-back, Balde has the purest La Masia pedigree, and he has experience in Barcelona youth teams at all levels.

The club also believes that he is the most likely player to become Alba's successor, so they completed the formal contract renewal with him at the beginning of the season.

Alba himself didn't care about Rangnick's adjustment, because he knew it was only temporary.

But as his partner, Qin Ming complained a lot.

Qin Ming was very clear about Alba's problem.However, he also knew a lot about Balder's problem.

He was very familiar with his teammate when he was still a substitute in the second team.

Bald's physical fitness is very good, and his speed and explosive power are even close to Alba's level.

But his feet are very rough, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in his passing and dribbling skills.

When Qin Ming partnered with him, it was always difficult to receive the ball in the position he wanted.

For offensive players, this is undoubtedly a very uncomfortable thing.

Qin Ming really hoped that Rangnick would correct his decision, but unfortunately he still underestimated Rangnick's determination.

Two days later, the Copa del Rey 1/8 finals.

Barcelona went to the away game at the Gran Canaria Stadium to play against Las Palmas, the second echelon team in the second tier of the West Division.

Since last season, the Copa del Rey has been restructured.Except for the semi-finals, the rest of the rounds are determined in one round.

Since the lower-level teams have home court advantage, this undoubtedly increases the risk of upsets for high-level teams.

However, Rangnick doesn't seem to care about this.

In this game, he not only let Bald start, but also put Aguero on the bench.

The one who replaced Aguero as the starting center is Braithwaite, who has been diligent in training.

Rangnick's personnel changes one after another seem to be announcing to the players his determination to change the tactical system.

Such personnel adjustments made Barcelona's offense look not as smooth as before.

However, the active running support of Braithwaite and Bard during the game has improved the overall sense of the team a lot.

Compared with the previous top-heavy Barcelona, ​​​​the current Barcelona is more offensive and defensive!

As a veteran team, although Las Palmas has been in La Liga, it is still a weak team.

Facing them, it is not difficult for Barcelona to win a victory.

In the 37th minute, Qin Ming cut in from the left side and shot a long shot, opening the deadlock for the team.

In the 65th minute, Depay assisted Braithwaite to help the team open the gate of Las Palmas again.

2: 0!

Barcelona won the game in a very easy way.

This also means that Barcelona has successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey!

"Mr. Rangnick, congratulations on your first victory in Barcelona! Are you satisfied with the team's performance today?"

As Rangnick's first game led by the team, it was also the first victory. After the game, the interview session must be indispensable.

Everyone is eager to understand the extent to which the new German coach has control over the team.

"The team's performance today is very good, I am very satisfied with everyone's performance!"

"As our opponent, Las Palmas gave us a big challenge in this game. Before we scored, both sides had a chance to win the game!"

"But obviously, Qin's goal changed the situation!"

Facing the camera, Rangnick did not hesitate to praise Qin Ming.

For such a young player who can bring changes to the team's offense, no coach will dislike it.

(End of this chapter)